Kaohsiung vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$994
🏠 One person rent
$339
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
2.73M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 142% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5786th and 8998th ($932 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 320th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lahore

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Kaohsiung Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352